Pavlov Described His Theory of Classical Conditioning When He Paired

question 105

Multiple Choice

Pavlov described his theory of classical conditioning when he paired a ringing bell (the __________) with his dogs' food (the unconditioned stimulus) . Initially, the dogs would salivate at the sight of the food (the unconditioned response) but not in the response to the sound of the bell. However, with repeated presentation of both the bell and the food at the same time, the dogs began to salivate at the sound of the bell (___________) , even when the food was not present.

• A) the conditioned stimulus; the unconditioned response
• B) the conditioned stimulus; the neutral response
• C) the neutral stimulus; the conditioned response
• D) the positive reinforcement; the unconditioned stimulus

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